Change is a constant in life and so it is with what you are seeing at the top of this page today. Don't worry. What has for the last 16 months been the Philly Road Warrior blog has changed its name to Winging It, but the principal author is still the smiling guy whose face appears to the right. The Philly Road Warrior column that appears in the Monday Inquirer Business section in print and online will also be renamed Winging It. The change reflects the reality that this is primarily a space devoted to air travel.
In coming weeks, we also plan to switch to a different blog publishing platform, designed to make it easier for you to comment on what we post. Beyond that, the only other difference you're likely to notice is more comment and analysis on the news of the day, in both the blog and the column. We will still focus on news and information from around the world that is useful to the PHL flier. If you continue to visit here, we think you'll enjoy the ride. Or make that, enjoy the flight.
Comments (1)
I am a life-long resident of the Philadelphia area, and I use the
Philadelphia International Airport for business travel at least once
each month.
The parking garages at the airport do not have numbered parking spaces,
and this makes it EXTREMELY difficult to locate one's car when returning
to the airport. Recently, I wasted 25 minutes searching for my car,
even though I had written the garage (A), the level (4) and a
description of where I parked on my little ticket (and the color of my
car is bright red).
Many other airports around the US use one of the following numbering
conventions for their parking garages, and show signs all around the
garages suggesting that travelers write their parking space number on
their garage ticket.
The most common parking space numbering conventions seem to include:
- Terminal, Level, Sequential Space Number by level (A-4-196)
- Terminal, Sequential Number that starts with the number of the garage
level (A-4196)
- Concourse, Terminal, Level, Sequential Number (for those airports that
have the concourse as well as terminal division) (1-A-4-196)
I do not wish to suggest that one convention is better or worse than
another, just that Philadelphia International Airport would be viewed as
a more friendly place to park one's car with such a numbering scheme
implemented. This would not cost much and could be implemented quickly,
perhaps within a week, making life easier for all parking travelers at PHL.
Anne Marie Smith - IS consultant and corporate trainer
Posted by Anne Marie Smith | May 16, 2008 12:58 PM
Posted on May 16, 2008 12:58